Breastfeeding and postpartum weight retention in a cohort of Brazilian women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-493

  Kac, Gilberto ^a   Benício, Maria H D A ^b   Velásquez Meléndez, Gustavo ^c   Valente, Joaquim G ^d,e   Struchiner, Cláudio J ^d,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Follow up study; Lactation; Longitudinal regression; Maternal obesity; Postpartum weight retention; Women of childbearing age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; POPULATION MODEL; PUERPERIUM; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BRAZIL; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 1642393241     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.3.487     Document Type: Article

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